Medium-dose 308-nm excimer laser for the treatment of psoriasis

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 701-708

  Trehan, Manju ^a   Taylor, Charles R ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSIMETRY; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; REMISSION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0036828012     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2002.125075     Document Type: Article

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